On July 31, 2025, in a second wire fraud victory for the firm this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the wire fraud and related money laundering convictions of Nathaniel Chastain, the former head of Product at OpenSea, an online marketplace for buying and selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The … Read more
On July 17, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the denial of client Mark Johnson’s Petition for a writ of coram nobis and remanded the case with instructions that the district court grant the Petition, effectively clearing his name. Our client, the former head of foreign exchange at HSBC, … Read more
On July 14, 2025, Law360 published an article by partner Fabien M. Thayamballi entitled “State Law Challenges in Enforcing Arbitration Clauses.” According to Fabien: “Businesses that prefer to arbitrate their disputes with customers, employees and other contracting parties must increasingly pay attention to developments in state law that affect the enforceability of arbitration agreements. Battles … Read more
On July 3, 2025, the firm and attorneys Alexandra Shapiro and Jason Driscoll were named to Law360’s list of “Legal Lions of the Week,” along with the other members of Mr. Combs’s star-studded defense team, led by Marc Agnifilo. According to the publication, we “make this week’s list after a Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday … Read more
On July 2, 2025, Shapiro Arato Bach was part of a “dream team” of several lawyers that obtained acquittals for Sean Combs on the three most serious charges against him following a high-profile, two-month criminal trial before Judge Arun Subramanian in the Southern District of New York. Shapiro Arato Bach successfully defended Combs against the … Read more
Shapiro Arato Bach is pleased to announce the promotions of Julian S. Brod to partner and Alice Buttrick to counsel. Julian and Alice are experienced litigators, representing institutional clients and individuals at the trial and appellate levels in complex commercial disputes, intellectual property litigation, and white-collar criminal matters. Julian S. Brod | Partner Julian is a trial and … Read more
On December 16, 2024, the Ninth Circuit swiftly affirmed all aspects of Shapiro Arato Bach’s summary judgment victory on behalf of Katori Hall, the creative powerhouse behind the widely acclaimed television show, P-Valley, in a copyright dispute. In a unanimous summary order issued just days after oral argument, the Ninth Circuit held that “no reasonable … Read more
Alexandra Shapiro recently sat down with David Lat for an insightful interview about the ins-and-outs of her career as, in Lat’s words, a “rare lawyer who can go up against the S.D.N.Y. and win -whether at trial, in the Second Circuit, or before the U.S. Supreme Court.” Through the course of this 45-minute episode, the … Read more
On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a unanimous precedential opinion in favor of Shapiro Arato Bach’s client Everlywell, a provider of at-home laboratory tests. The appeal arose from a putative consumer class action in the District of Massachusetts, in which Everlywell had obtained an order compelling arbitration … Read more
For the second year in a row, partners Alexandra Shapiro, Cynthia Arato, and Jonathan Bach have each been identified as among the “500 Leading Litigators in America” by Lawdragon. According to the publication, the 2025 list identifies an elite group of lawyers who “win freedom” for clients and “have the abilities to change businesses and … Read more